SIR OLAF, THE ONE-EYED KING
Fallen Noble, Street Level Kingpin
“Truly, the light of my past, burning bright in my mind, is as deadly to mine flesh as is the sun. A tale that, for its majesty, naught but I can tell thee.”
Facts at a Glance
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Olaf intentionally limits his criminal power to avoid becoming a target.
Motivation(1)
Olaf systematically destroys the lives of anyone who shows him charity.
Vulnerability(1)
Olaf suffers from severe paranoia and a deranged, fractured psyche.
Knowledge(1)
Asset(2)
He commands a network of street urchins, gangs, and criminal lieutenants.
Olaf carries a letter of praise purportedly from Queen Anne of London.
Threat(1)
Olaf possesses and uses Protean claws despite being a Ventrue.
Alliance(3)
Olaf protects a university student named Eleanor in Riverdale.
Olaf is a secret admirer of Bronwyn, sending her flowery correspondence.
Olaf is obsessed with Annabelle, whom he calls 'Catherine'.
Goal(2)
He seeks to control street-level crime to ensure a supply of drug-addicted vessels.
Olaf obsessively monitors Kindred meetings to maintain his personal Masquerade.
Quirk(1)
He frequently quotes Shakespeare, particularly Richard II.
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Underworld Boss
Olaf seeks to direct street-level crime in Chicago. The purpose of this seemingly lofty goal is to ensure he always has enough junkies to feed his habit. He especially loves the blood of those influential and wealthy kine who fall from grace and come to the underworld looking for a taste of its filth. Olaf is only too happy to oblige, walking them down the path of destruction.
Hated Charity
Acts of kindness have seen lives destroyed by the man the street thugs call the One-Eyed King. He can often be found slumped outside of operas or in bus shelters near corporate high rises. Olaf takes the measure of those who pass him by. Anyone throwing a quarter into his filthy cup can cause his one good eye to snap open and focus on them. He then systematically destroys the lives of those who pity him, interfering with their place of work, cutting the brake lines on their car, sending threatening letters to their house before kidnapping a member of their family, and sometimes going further still. It's vindictive in the extreme, but an attitude he cannot brook.
Watcher in the Dark
Olaf's primary aim is to maintain his own personal Masquerade. He does not feel inclined to let others know he is Kindred. Olaf watches meetings of the court and the comings and goings of certain individuals very closely. He uses this information to divine the locations of Elysia and new vampire haunts. He listens for mention of his name, and not just for safety. Nothing pleases Olaf more than when Kindred speak of him well, though he often falls into depressions and rages when they speak ill of him or mock him.
Preferred Company
Olaf maintains a soft spot for young, refined, well-spoken women. Tragically, his unhealthy affections push them into lives of vice and drugs. Only one maintains his interest, a young university student by the name of Eleanor. Her attempts to rise from her humble beginnings in Riverdale is an inspirational story to him and he will see no harm done to her. The young black girl had the misfortune to toss a coin into his cup as she walked home, celebrating her acceptance into law school at the University of Chicago. Any attempts to interfere with her by any Kindred or criminal immediately receive retribution from the One-Eyed King.
Olaf shuns relationships with most Kindred, however, he does correspond as a secret admirer with Bronwyn, who he enjoys flattering with the flowery prose he learned in his youth.
Olaf also has an affection for Annabelle, despite her closeness to Helena. He refers to her as "Catherine," seeing her as a reborn Catherine de Valois, the wife of King Henry V of England.